Lockdown lifted at NSW pharmacy

A pharmacy in the NSW Hunter region is no longer in lockdown, with the bomb squad giving the all-clear after a mystery object was left in the store following an armed robbery.

The object was discovered after a man was arrested over the Lake Macquarie robbery on Thursday morning, police say.

The bomb squad was called and an exclusion zone established around the business in Dora Street in Morisset.

The street has since reopened and the man in custody is assisting police with their inquiries.